Managh

I have a 2010 ISF that I’m considering selling due to lack of use, but it’s difficult valuing it due to it being such a small market. 
 

2010, USB, 89k miles, full history, new brakes and tyres, 11months MOT, Tein coilovers, H&S exhaust and loads of little jobs done on it. 
 

Ones for sale on Autotrader don’t seem to be selling at all? 

On 10/26/2023 at 6:42 PM, Akite said:

Took my ISF to Westfield Motors with the manifolds above. Ian has done the work and i will pick up this weekend. Will update you all after. Wish me luck!

Out of interest, how much did they charge to do the work?

3 hours ago, Barry14UK said:

As previously mentioned, 'crabbing' is usually more often associated with front wheels when fair amount of steering lock is applied.  It can be a combination of degree of lock, type of tyre, temperature, speed and road surface.  Not sure what the present situation is but there was a class action against Mercedes Benz for this on certain models.   (pages on it if you search google.)  MB were offering alternative tyres.  It was more prevalent on certain right hand drive models than LHD models being put down largely due to a different differential with RHD models.  It also caused premature tyre wear.  There are videos where a camera actually shows the skipping or crabbing and the noise it makes. 

Not sure how much of this is relevant to your car but at least shows this can happen. 

 

Yeah I’ve had this on a previous M140i which was when the front wheels would “push” and skip, which was cured with an alignment. 
 

This problem is like the whole rear axle is skipping or juddering until you straighten up and then it’s fine again. Does it when pulling away with more than 50% steering lock. 

@FishShapedCar Did you ever get to the bottom of this? 
 

I have the same on my 2010 ISF with LSD. I changed the rear diff oil to Fuchs as recommended by Opie Oils, fine for 4-5 months and now started doing it. 
 

I thought it might be handbrake/rear callipers sticking but they’ve all been checked and ok. 
 

I might swap out the diff oil to genuine Lexus and see if that changes things. 
 

I’ve also noticed it does it more after a long drive, like something’s heating up/expanding and causing it. Is yours the same?

I’m after some ISF lowering springs if anyone has any they want to part with? 
 

Located in Telford. 

I think it looks superb, those rear arches and that ducktail sit perfectly. 

BMW's B58 engine is a peach as well, 500bhp with simple bolt ons and a remap. 

Prefer the way it looks compared to the MK4 as well, far less boat looking. 

I was just about to post this exact topic myself! 😂

The prices of them seems to vary wildly and the market has really dried up over the last few months. 

Hope you manage to find something. 

OP did you go and have a look at this car?

1 hour ago, Flytvr said:

Best advice I can give you is to get one with under 100k and less than 10 years old. That way (I believe) you can stick a Lexus extended warranty on it.

These cars are generally bullet proof BUT when things go wrong... £££

I'd be looking at 

1. Water pump

2. Steering rack (see here)

3. Airbag recall work done

I'm sure others will add to the list

With the extended warranty, does the car need to have full Lexus history to qualify for it? 

Thanks 

1 hour ago, Big Rat said:

@Managh Hi Thomas welcome to the forum, as your first V8 can’t think of a better choice, if you look at the recent threads member who goes by @IIVORC post a good informative thread exactly covering what you ask as regards the 100k service. 

Buying one with that mileage is always on condition and if you can get one with full Lexus service history as well that’s a great start, there is one in autotrader now that’s still under warranty.

Remeber there are only around 200 of them left now to be prepared to travel and be patient, good luck with your search 👍

Big Rat

Thanks for that! 

If it's the silver one on auto trader with 86k on it then that's one that has caught my eye. 

Like you say, your kind of limited due to how few there are for sale. 

New user here! Looking at getting my first V8 and the ISF is top of my list. 

I'm swaying towards a higher mileage car so I can actually use it and not worry about putting too many miles on it, especially with the reliability reputation. 

Is there anything in particular I should look out for when looking at 100k+ mile cars? Other than the usual non model specific stuff. 

Is there a big service at 100k and how much is this normally? 

Thanks